Willoffire123: Heyo!

Kanchome: Why are you here?

Willoffire123: You're rude

Tia: He means we thought you were still at camp.

Willoffire123: True, I've been at camp for almost six weeks now, and am having the time of my life. My mom left me my computer when she came to visit, and since I can't access the Internet, I am allowed to type up chapters here.

Kanchome: I don't get it

Willoffire123: It's because you're a thought.

Tia: huh?

Willoffire123: Never mind, you'd have to be here to understand. Btw I don't own Zatch Bell.

Tia: On with the chapter!


Wonrei

"Go Boren!"

To be honest, Wonrei was bored. Dalmos was no match for him, Ponygon and Laila. Because he was bored, Wonrei kept his eyes on Dalmos' partner as he fought, making sure she remained safe from harm.

"Meru Meru Mei!" cried Ponygon, slamming headfirst into Dalmos. With one final blow from Ponygon's horn, Dalmos' armor shattered.

"Honestly," said Laila, shaking her head in exasperation.

"You could at least TRY to fight back."

Dalmos turned on his human partner.

"Elizabeth!" he barked. "Give me more of your strength from within! I don't care if it kills you, just give me power! The power to destroy Laila the traitor!"

Wonrei clenched his fists. "You're the worst kind of scum, you know that?"

Dalmos laughed. "Scum? You really think these humans have any real value?"

He picked up Elizabeth by her red hair. She flinched slightly, but remained silent.

"They're just tools!" he laughed. "Batteries that feed us endless amounts of energy!"

"You're rotten to the core, you monster!" said Lien. "Put her down!"

"Why should I?" asked Dalmos. "She doesn't seem to mind."

Wonrei charged. "Lien!"

"Go Reidorudo!"

Wonrei kicked hard, slamming his energy-infused feet into Dalmos' stomach. Dalmos grunted, doubled over, and dropped Elizabeth.

Elizabeth got up, dusted herself off, and realized that she was no longer holding her spell book.

"Looking for this?" asked Mr. Sunbeam, holding up Dalmos' gray spell book.

"Mr. Sunbeam!" exclaimed Lien.

Mr. Sunbeam held the lighter to the book. "You were so focused on Ponygon and Wonrei that you forgot to notice me."

"But how?" Dalmos demanded in outrage.

"Ponygon told me he and Wonrei would lead you away from your partner," said Mr. Sunbeam.

"That kind of mental connection is something only a true partnership can obtain," said Lien. "That's something you and Elizabeth can never experience if her heart is closed off by Mi- I mean Zophis."

"Meru!" agreed Ponygon.

Dalmos vanished with a wail as his book dissolved into ashes.

Lien grinned. "We did it, Wonrei!"

Wonrei collapsed, too tired to stand any longer.

"Wait here," said Laila. "I'll bring you back something good."

The four sat in silence, waiting for Laila and Albert to come back.

"Mr. Sunbeam, what will we do with this woman?" Wonrei asked, gesturing to Dalmos' unconscious partner.

"Apollo gave me a map and directions to give to the partners we free," said Mr. Sunbeam, stroking the now sleeping Ponygon in his lap. "He'll help them to return to their own countries."

"I'm back," announced Laila, scrambling up over the sand dunes to where the four friends sat.

"So you are," said Mr. Sunbeam. "What did you bring us?"

"Something good," said Laila, holding up a jar containing glowing blue rocks. She handed one rock each to Wonrei and the others.

"Hold it to your chest," instructed Laila.

Wonrei did what he was told, and put his chunk of blue rock to his chest.

"My wounds are healing!" he said in amazement. "I can feel my strength returning."

Blue ripples emanated off the rocks, healing Wonrei and his friends.

"Laila, this rock looks familiar," said Mr. Sunbeam. "What is it? Where is it from?"

"It's the Stone of Moonlight," said Laila, fidgeting uncomfortably. "It's the thing that freed us from the stone tablets.

"What?" exclaimed Lien.

"Yes, and it's familiar because it's the same stone controlling the commander's partner, Kiyo Takamine," said Laila. "At first he resisted Zophis' control. Zophis tortured him. Made us use him as target practice. He was chained to a boulder underneath the healing light of the stone so that he could last through all of us pounding him with spells without dying. Zophis believed that torture would make him too weak too resist his control anymore. But because he is human, Zophis' control over Kiyo Takamine was not as complete as his control over the commander. And so, Zophis embedded the stone into the human's forehead to make his control complete."

Lien gasped. "That's horrible!"

"That's not the worst part," Laila said darkly. "If the stone is left in his forehead for too long, it will infuse with his skull, and Kiyo Takamine will be under Zophis' control forever."

"How do we get it out of his forehead?" asked Wonrei, forcing himself to remain calm for Lien's sake.

"I don't know," Laila admitted. "Your friends must be attempting to remove it at this very moment. But you must hurry back to them. Byonko took a team into town for reconnaissance."

"WHAT?" said Lien.

"Why didn't you tell us this earlier?" exclaimed Wonrei.

"Sorry," said Laila bashfully. "Anyway, you should get going."

"You're not coming?" asked Mr. Sunbeam.

Laila shook her head. "I have to stay here or else I will return to stone."

"We'll come back for you," Wonrei promised. "Mr. Sunbeam, can Ponygon carry the three of us?"

"You bet," said Mr. Sunbeam, his book starting to glow.

"Go Shudoruk!"

The trip took precisely eight minutes while on Ponygon's back. On the way to Apollo's mansion, Wonrei couldn't help praying that they reached their friends before Zophis' troops did.

Ponygon landed lightly on the terrace. Thankfully, everything was quiet. Apollo was the only one out on the terrace to greet them.

"We're about to be under attack," said Mr. Sunbeam, sliding off Ponygon's back before Apollo could even open his mouth.

Apollo's already pale face went ashen. "Then we'd better get ready."

"We need Tia and Kanchome to join Wonrei and Ponygon out here and defend," said Lien, allowing Wonrei to help her off Ponygon's back.

"That's impossible," said Apollo. "The others are with Zatch right now; they can't just leave him."

"And Kiyo?" asked Wonrei, not sure whether or not he wanted that answer.

"Kiyo's in surgery," Apollo said gravely. "And it isn't going well. You guys better come inside and see for yourselves."


Willoffire123: There we go, I typed it up. Now then, it's rest hour and I'm sleepy. Good night! Until next time!